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20 years ago

I want to make something for everyone at our family christmas get-to-gether. There will be about 4-5 couples and 5 single people. Last year i did bags with the jiffy pop in them and other goodies, year before the mugs with soup pkgs. I am looking for something different this year, that is not so difficult to make. I work 6 days a week.

TIA

ps: pictures please if possible

Cara

Comments (7)

  • 20 years ago

    I also need some ideas. I've made the reindeer brooms and the angel feather in an ornament....

    I don't sew but I'm good with a hot glue gun!

    Please? Help!!

  • 20 years ago

    I just got an idea when I read Jenni's post about inheriting
    bath salts. How about the candy cane bath salts? Here is a
    site with them and they even have a tag that you can print.
    http://organizedchristmas.com/article69.html

    There are other gifts in a jar out there, how about one of
    them?

    Here is a link that might be useful: Candy Cane Bath Salts

  • 20 years ago

    I haven't tried this, but it sounded kind of neat to me:

    Cake in a coffee Mug ( read all instructions before starting):

    1 cake mix any flavor
    1 (4 serving size) instant pudding mix (not sugar free), any flavor
    Place dry cake mix and dry pudding mix into a large bowl and blend well with a whisk. This will be about 4 - 4 ý cups dry mix and will make 8-9 coffee cup cake mixes. Place 1/2 cup dry mix into a baggie. Continue making packets until all your dry mix is used.
    Flavors Lemon cake mix- lemon pudding
    Yellow cake mix- chocolate pudding
    Devils food cake mix- chocolate pudding
    Pineapple cake mix- coconut pudding
    Butterscotch cake mix- butterscotch pudding
    Select a large coffee Mug. Check it to be sure it holds 1 1/2 cups of water. That way you will be sure you have bought the size the recipe calls for. It can't have any metallic paint on it because it will be used in the microwave. Places like WalMart and craft stores sell plain cups. Or use a Valentines mug....or one to fit the occassion. Glaze mix 1/3 cup powdered sugar 1 1/2 tsp dry flavoring ( such as powdered lemonade mix, powdered orange breakfast drink mix, cocoa powder) Vanilla powder sold by coffee flavorings Select the flavoring appropriate to the cake you are making. For the pineapple coconut cake include flaked coconut in a separate bag with instructions to sprinkle it over the frosted cake. Place the glaze mix ingredients into a baggie. Label this bag "glaze mix". Place one baggie cake mix and one baggie glaze mix in each coffee cup. Now attach the following baking instructions to each coffee cup. Bake a cake in a coffee cup Generously spray inside of coffee cup with cooking spray. Empty contents of one large packet into cup. Add 1 egg white, 1 tbsp oil, 1 tbsp water to dry mix. Mix well. Microwave on full power 2 minutes. While cake is cooking, place ingredients from one "Glaze Mix" into a small container and add 1 1/2 tsp water. Mix well. When cake is done, pour glaze over cake in cup. Enjoy while warm.

  • 20 years ago

    How about the "We Whisk you a Merry Kiss-Mas" idea. I think someone posted it here awhile back. It was a whisk, cho. kisses (put into the whisk and wrapped with colored cellophane, curly ribbon tied around the top and the tag.
    Donna

  • 20 years ago

    Donna that's a cute idea -I think I'll do that this year! Thanks.

  • 20 years ago

    I'm hoping to make a few to hang on the neighbors doors. (kind of like May Day) LOL
    Donna

  • 20 years ago

    Hi, While looking at www.pccrafter.com
    they have a new twist on Snowman Soup or Penquin Porridge. They have taken Dixie Grab and Go cups and put graphics on them for the above mentioned. There is also a template for the cups as well as several pictures.

    This idea could be used for a number of ideas by changing the graphics. Perhaps a "get well cup of soup "or what ever you can think of. Hope you like it. Irene